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SDA Hymnal 580

This Little Light of Mine

Studio

1This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

2Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

3All through the night, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
All through the night, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)
All through the night, I'm going to let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

The verse

Meter
14.14.13.9
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAA
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘//14A
This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘//14A
This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine,˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘/13A
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine./˘//˘//˘/9A

Verse 2

Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)/˘˘/˘///˘˘/˘//14A
Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)/˘˘/˘///˘˘/˘//14A
Every where I go, I'm going to let it shine,/˘˘/˘///˘˘/˘/13A
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine./˘//˘//˘/9A

Verse 3

All through the night, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)//˘///˘˘/˘//12A
All through the night, I'm going to let it shine, (shine)//˘///˘˘/˘//12A
All through the night, I'm going to let it shine,//˘///˘˘/˘/11A
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine./˘//˘//˘/9A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.